Sadarang (1670–1748) was the pen name of the Hindustani musical composer and artist Naimat Khan,[1] who was active in the eighteenth century. He and his nephew Adarang changed the Khayal style of Hindustani music into the form performed today. Naimat Khan composed Khyal for his disciples and he never performed Khyal.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Naimat Khan |
| Born | 1670 |
| Origin | India |
| Died | 1748 |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation | Hindustani classical music composer |
Sadarang served in the court of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (ruled 1719-1748).[3][4] Sadarang and Adarang remain influential in Hindustani classical music, mainly through their compositions.[5] Salar Jung Nawwab Dargah Quli Khan, a young noble Deccani who lived in Delhi between 1738 and 1741, had the opportunity to hear Naimat Khan play the Bīn. He wrote in Risala Salar Jung later translated as Muraqqa-i-Dehli,[6] "When he begins to play the Bīn, when the notes of the Bīn throw a spell on the world, the party enters a strange state: people begin to flutter like fish out of water (...).Na’mat Khan is acquainted with all aspects of music.Naimat Khan is considered unequalled and is the pride of the people of Delhi."[7] Naimat khan was the descendant of Naubat Khan.[8] Another famous descendant of Sadarang was Wazir Khan of Rampur.[9]
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- ^ Misra, Susheela (1 January 1991). Musical Heritage of Lucknow. Harman Publishing House.
- ^ chowdhury, amlan home. "From Akbar to Zafar, Kalawants Worked to Shape Hindustani Music". www.thecitizen.in. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ indica (14 June 2021). "Indian classical music". Indica news. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Wade, Bonnie C. (1 January 1984). Khyal: Creativity Within North India's Classical Music Tradition. CUP Archive. ISBN 9780521256599.
- ^ Hadi, Nabi (1 January 1995). Dictionary of Indo-Persian Literature. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 9788170173113.
- ^ Miner, Allyn (1 April 2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120814936.
- ^ Sanyal, Ritwik; Widdess, Richard (1 January 2004). Dhrupad: Tradition and Performance in Indian Music. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754603795.
- ^ Hamilton, James Sadler (1994). Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 9788120812109.